Ingredients

• Boneless, skinless chicken breasts:You can either purchase fresh chicken breasts (my preference) or frozen chicken breasts (which you will need to completely thaw before using). Some chicken also comes pre-brined nowadays, in which case you can skip step one below.


• Butter or olive oil:Your pick! I like the extra flavor that butter adds, but olive oil will also work well.


• Kosher Salt: An essential ingredient in our brine, and we will also use salt to season the chicken before baking.


• Seasonings: I included an all-purpose blend of smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt and black pepper in the recipe below, which is super-simple and goes with just about anything. But feel free to sub in any dry seasoning blend that you prefer

How to prepare and Cook

1. 1.Brine:To brine chicken, simply fill a big bowl half full with lukewarm water. Stir in a handful of salt until it mostly dissolves. Then add your chicken breasts and let them sit in the saltwater to brine for at least 15 minutes.


2. 2.Brush:Brush your chicken breasts with melted butter.Brush the breasts liberally on both sides to prevent the chicken from sticking to the pan, and also to help the seasonings stick.


3. 3.Rub:If you’re really wanting to keep things simple, you can simply sprinkle some salt and pepper onto the chicken breasts. But again, chicken will pick up the flavor of whatever seasonings you add. So even if you’re making a simple dish that calls for “plain” chicken breasts, I highly recommend the simple chicken seasoning recipe I have included below that includes salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika.


4. 4.Roast30 minutes at 350°F


5. 5.RestThis one is a non-negotiable. You must, must let your beautifully baked chicken breasts rest before cutting into them — a tip which applies to cooking any meat, really. If you cut in right away, you will lose all of the amazing juices and some of the tenderness that we’re going for.

Ingredients

• Two slices of bread


• Ham or Turkey personal preferance


• Mayonaise


• Preferance of sliced cheese

How to Make

1. Lay out bread slices


2. Layer mayo on bread


3. Layer cheese


4. Layer ham or turkey on however much you want


5. Put bread slices together